Landing Spot 着陆点
Dexu Xia
We live by faith, not by sight. 2 Corinthians 5:7
The impala, a member of the antelope family, is able to jump up to ten feet high and thirty feet in length. It’s an incredible feat, and no doubt essential to its survival in the African wild. Yet, at many impala enclosures found in zoos, you’ll find that the animals are kept in place by a wall that’s merely three feet tall. How can such a low wall contain these athletic animals? It works because impalas will never jump unless they can see where they’ll land. The wall keeps the impalas inside the enclosure because they can’t see what’s on the other side.
As humans, we’re not all that different. We want to know the outcome of a situation before we move forward. The life of faith, however, rarely works that way. Writing to the church at Corinth, Paul reminded them, “We live by faith, not by sight” (2 Corinthians 5:7).
Jesus taught us to pray, “Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10). But that doesn’t mean we’ll know His outcomes beforehand. Living by faith means trusting His good purposes even when those purposes are shrouded in mystery.
In the midst of life’s uncertainties, we can trust His unfailing love. No matter what life throws at us, “we make it our goal to please him” (2 Corinthians 5:9).
In what areas are you struggling to see the next step you should take? Ask God to help you trust Him as you move forward in His grace.
So often, Father, I’m frozen by uncertainty and fear. I pray that You’ll guide my steps as I trust You for Your good will to be done.
我们行事为人是凭着信心，不是凭着眼见。—哥林多后书5章7节
黑斑羚是羚羊家族的成员，能够跳到三米高、九米远。它这不可思议的本领，无疑是在非洲荒野求生的利器。但在动物园里，许多黑斑羚却被圈养在仅有一米高的围栏里。这么矮的围栏怎么能关得住这些跳跃高手呢？原因是，除非黑斑羚能够看到着陆点，否则它们绝不会起身跳跃。它们被困在围栏里，是因为它们看不到另一侧是什么。
我们人类也是这样，总想要预知事情会产生的结果，才会踏出下一步。但信心的生活却不是这样。保罗写信给哥林多教会，提醒众信徒：“因我们行事为人是凭着信心，不是凭着眼见。”（哥林多后书5章7节）
耶稣教导我们向天父祷告，说：“愿祢的旨意行在地上，如同行在天上”（马太福音6章10节）。但这并不表示我们会事先知道祂的旨意。然而，即使上帝的旨意隐藏不显露，我们仍要凭信心生活，相信祂有美好的旨意。
面对生活中的不确定性，我们可以信靠上帝永不止息的爱。无论在生活中会遇到何种困难，“我们立了志向，要得主的喜悦”（哥林多后书5章9节）。
在哪些事情上，你觉得很难踏出下一步？
当你在上帝的恩典中前进时，
祈求上帝帮助你信靠祂！
天父，生活中的不确定性和恐惧常让我停滞不前。
求祢引导我的脚步，因为我相信祢必成就祢的美意。